CEDAW: Rights that Benefit the Entire Community

The Working Group for the Ratification of CEDAW produced an advocacy booklet in 2004, with full text of the Treaty for the Rights of Women, ratifying countries, and the impact of the treaty on women's lives around the world. Download the full publication below.

Download the Full Publication (PDF- 1401 kb)

Download the supplement to the CEDAW book (PDF- 118 kb)

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Cover (PDF- 826 kb)

Acknowledgements and Dedication (PDF-416 kb)

Foreword: Harold Hongju Koh, Yale University (PDF-447 kb)

Table of Contents (PDF- 406 kb)

Chapter 1: Introduction to CEDAW (PDF- 453 kb)

Chapter 2: CEDAW in the United States (PDF- 441 kb)

Chapter 3: Impact of CEDAW (PDF- 453 kb)

Chapter 4: CEDAW at Work (PDF- 456 kb)

Chapter 5: Dispelling the Myths about CEDAW (PDF- 483 kb)

Chapter 6: Support for CEDAW (PDF- 467 kb)

Appendix 1: Treaty Text (PDF- 471 kb)

Appendix 2: Full Text of Senate Foreign Relations (PDF-928 kb)

Appendix 3: Reservations, Understandings, and Declarations (PDF- 409 kb)

Appendix 4: Glossary of Terms (PDF- 410 kb)